The South Korean Winter Olympic bid is the biggest scam in the world of sports. Pyeongchang is a small hick town with low-quality ski slopes and doesn't have any charm or international-level amenities. The place is not even on the map for people who travel globally to go skiing. Why should Olympic athletes be forced to ski there? It's a winter sports backwater.

5:33 am February 15, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

Keep in mind that this bid is for 2018, seven years from now. Many improvements will be made before then.
Also, a 2018 winter olympics in S. Korea would be a great chance for Koreans to show the world how great the country is. Korea has fantastic cities besides Seoul.
Finally, an olympics in Korea is great recess for the worried citizens of this country at war.

5:36 am February 16, 2011

Z wrote:

International Skier, first, Winter Olympics are not only about skiing. Besides, if Pyeongchang does not have any charm or international-level amenities, how did they manage to host so many international competitions in recent years, including skiing competitions? The 2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2005 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, the 2006 Snowboard Junior World Championships, the 2009 Snowboard World Championships, the 2009 Biathlon World Championships, the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship, the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup four times in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006, among others...

7:05 am February 17, 2011

International Skier wrote:

Z:
Pyeongchang (and the rest of Korea) are very eager to host sporting events because that forces visitors to places in Korea that nobody in their right mind would visit on their own. These are places like Pyeongchang. There is no reason to visit the place unless you have to.

As for the competitions you mentioned, that's small kimchi compared to the Olympics. It's like comparing the World Series to the bush leagues.

Also it would be interesting to survey the athletes that participated in the events that you listed. How did they rate Pyeongchang's nightlife and choices of lodging and restaurants? Probably low unless they like love hotels, soju, dabangs, and Pelican chicken.

Now back to your PR desk!

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